"During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a……" — Iqbal Quadir
"During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress."
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Iqbal Quadir
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14 Quotes by Iqbal Quadir
Iqbal Quadir has 14 quotes on this site.
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Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village.
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Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources,
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Top-down approaches do not work. The bottleneck is at the top of the bottle.
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Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too.
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China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that…
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Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has…
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In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to…
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Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as…
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Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that…
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The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on…
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When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes…
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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More Aid Quotes
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;…
— Aristotle
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible;…
— Charles Babbage
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Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their…
— Conrad Black
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U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with…
— Bono
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The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute…
— Jean de la Bruyere
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By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.
— James Buchan
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Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while…
— James Buchan
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At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call,…
— James Buchan
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Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all…
— Edmund Burke
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There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.
— Paul Cezanne
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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the…
— Nicolas Chamfort
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Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual…
— William Ellery Channing
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